slicing

Thân thiện

He is slicing a ripe tomato on a wooden cutting board.

Definition

1. Noun:
   • The act of cutting something into flat, thin pieces: "Slicing" refers to the process or action of dividing an object, typically food, into slices.
   • A specific type of flawed golf shot: In golf, a "slicing" is a shot that curves sharply from left to right (for a right-handed golfer) or right to left (for a left-handed golfer), often unintentionally and away from the intended target.

Usage Examples

• Noun (Act of Cutting):

  • Her slicing of the bread was precise and even.
  • The recipe requires careful slicing of the vegetables.

• Noun (Golf Shot):

  • His chronic slicing made the round very difficult.
  • The pro gave him a tip to correct his slicing.

Advanced Usage

• As a Gerund/Noun: The word "slicing" often functions as a gerund, a verb form that acts as a noun, describing the action itself.
  • Slicing and dicing are fundamental knife skills.
• In Technical Contexts: Used in sports analysis, cooking tutorials, or manufacturing (e.g., 3D printing) to describe a specific cutting or dividing action.
  • The software is responsible for the slicing of the 3D model into layers.

Variants and Related Words

• Slice (verb/noun): The base form. As a verb: to cut into slices. As a noun: a thin, flat piece cut from something.
  • Slice the tomatoes. / Have a slice of pie.
• Slicer (noun): A tool or person that slices.
  • He used a mandoline slicer for the potatoes.

Synonyms

• Cutting: The general action of using a sharp tool to divide something.
• Carving: Cutting (especially meat or hard material) to form a shape or into pieces.
• Hook (in golf, antonymous context): A golf shot that curves in the opposite direction (right to left for a right-handed player).

Related Phrases

• Slicing and dicing: A common phrase, especially in cooking and data analysis, meaning to cut into pieces or to break down information into detailed parts.
  • The chef was busy slicing and dicing onions.
  • The report allows for slicing and dicing of the sales data by region.

Idioms

• No direct idioms use "slicing" as the key word. However, the base word "slice" appears in idioms.
  • A slice of life: A realistic representation of everyday experience.
  • The greatest thing since sliced bread: Used to describe a very good and useful invention or innovation.

Học thuật

Noun

1. the act of cutting into slices
2. a golf shot that curves to the right for a right-handed golfer
   • he took lessons to cure his slicing

Từ đồng nghĩa

• slice
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